Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “polymacrocyclic” come from?

polymacrocyclic (English) comes from English macrocyclic, from English macro-, from French macro-, from Latin macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

polymacrocyclic (English): Consisting of several large rings of atoms

Definitions

  1. Consisting of several large rings of atoms

Ancestry of “polymacrocyclic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmacrocyclichaving a closed ring of more than about twelve...
2Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
3Frenchmacro-macro-
4Latinmacro-large
5Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
6Proto-Italicmakros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →